Curriculum
South Pointe Elementary School is committed to each student having a strong education foundation and academic achievement. Reading, writing, mathematics and how to socialize appropriately is the focal point of our curriculum. These subjects are emphasized to ensure a good foundation for future learning and academic success.
Reading and Writing, Core Knowledge - Kindergarten-grade 5
Core Knowledge is a rigorous curriculum, a systematic syllabus of topics to be studied by students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Core Knowledge balances the description of academic skills with subject-content knowledge. The Core Knowledge curriculum is meant to equip students with the background knowledge they will need as they enter the more specialized curriculum. Core Knowledge builds a strong foundation from which students can learn, organize, evaluate, and apply new information as they proceed through school. This Courses of study is filled with objectives designed to build students' problem-solving and critical-thinking skills in the classroom and in the real world. The program uses social studies and science material to build background knowledge. The material will covers the following:
Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
Ancient Civilizations
The Ancient Greek Civilization
Greek Myths
The War of 1812
Cycles in Nature
Westward Expansion
Insects
The U.S. Civil War
The Human Body System
Immigration
Fighting for a Cause
Light and Sound
Astronomy
Ecology
Here is more information for our English and Language Arts Curriculum: https://www.amplify.com/curriculum/core-knowledge-language-arts
Mathematics Envision Math- Kindergarten-grade 5
EnVisionmath2.0 is a comprehensive K-8 mathematics curriculum focuses on coherence and higher order thinking. This curriculum incorporates visual learning, personalized instruction and problem-based learning to empower and ensure all students are successful. Envision math emphasizes conceptual understanding to help strength struggling student’s ability to think mathematically. It also provides a variety of content, resource, assessments and student data to help differentiate and manage the student’s achievement and development throughout the year. Envision Math is an innovative curriculum design to provide all students the strategies and skills to become mathematical scholars.
Reading and Writing, Core Knowledge - Kindergarten-grade 5
- Reading
- Spelling
- Grammar
- Language
- Writing
- Phonics
Core Knowledge is a rigorous curriculum, a systematic syllabus of topics to be studied by students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Core Knowledge balances the description of academic skills with subject-content knowledge. The Core Knowledge curriculum is meant to equip students with the background knowledge they will need as they enter the more specialized curriculum. Core Knowledge builds a strong foundation from which students can learn, organize, evaluate, and apply new information as they proceed through school. This Courses of study is filled with objectives designed to build students' problem-solving and critical-thinking skills in the classroom and in the real world. The program uses social studies and science material to build background knowledge. The material will covers the following:
Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
Ancient Civilizations
The Ancient Greek Civilization
Greek Myths
The War of 1812
Cycles in Nature
Westward Expansion
Insects
The U.S. Civil War
The Human Body System
Immigration
Fighting for a Cause
Light and Sound
Astronomy
Ecology
Here is more information for our English and Language Arts Curriculum: https://www.amplify.com/curriculum/core-knowledge-language-arts
Mathematics Envision Math- Kindergarten-grade 5
EnVisionmath2.0 is a comprehensive K-8 mathematics curriculum focuses on coherence and higher order thinking. This curriculum incorporates visual learning, personalized instruction and problem-based learning to empower and ensure all students are successful. Envision math emphasizes conceptual understanding to help strength struggling student’s ability to think mathematically. It also provides a variety of content, resource, assessments and student data to help differentiate and manage the student’s achievement and development throughout the year. Envision Math is an innovative curriculum design to provide all students the strategies and skills to become mathematical scholars.
What Are Our Scholars Learning?
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